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Post by PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 on Nov 8, 2016 19:42:33 GMT -7
PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 online.
Beginning combat data collection on large-scale conflict front...
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Unaligned
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Post by Masked Man on Nov 8, 2016 20:39:27 GMT -7
The Masked Man deals with familiar faces all the time. Some he doesn't mind, like ones of curious individuals who pique his interest, and others he detests, like those of a particularly youthful visage. Self-righteous. Ignorant. Annoying. These supers are some of the very latter. Not of the ones he’s seen, opposing forces who stand on the same side. No, this is another, one that sparks the same reaction but he has yet to truly glimpse until this very moment. The scowl immediately crawls beneath his mask. He has no need for more hindrances, and yet they keep popping up like goddamn weeds. He’s had enough of this shit. Someone really needs to cut them down.
The Masked Man just can't escape trouble. Part of him doesn’t want to. His bravado, all that shit about "tracking him down" and "paying that brat back" – it still stands, it’s still true. The thing about playing "hero" is that you don’t get to stop, not unless there’s somebody else to take over, and when has that ever happened? Emerald City gets worse by the day, and there’s no end in sight. A brief scuffle and he quickly found himself needing to put some distance between him and his opponents, escaping to the parking lot outside the building. It was a bit odd, really, facing off against the Pandaemonium he’d heard so much about, but that was nothing compared to how much he wanted to know. Oh, this was just a stockpile of opportunity, and letting it slip through his fingers was inexcusable.
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Emerald City Bulwark
That's Un-bee-lievable!
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Post by Hivemind on Nov 9, 2016 14:56:53 GMT -7
Not being in his usual elements, Hivemind was cautious about his surroundings and what is going on. The one thing he didn't see happen, was the portal appearing under his feet and him falling through said portal. "What the...", those were the only words that exited Hive's mouth as he fell into the portal leading to God knows where.
A few seconds later, he was in a completely different location. It was a generally familiar place, and he felt like he's been here before. It was the parking lot. The parking lot of the News Station that he was currently just in. "I kinda expected to be sent farther away", thought Hive. While arriving in his new location, he noticed three other supers that were ready for a fight. He recognized two of the supers. It was Dullahan, Aurora, and then there was a masked super he's never seen before. Earlier when they were in the room with the writers, Hivemind noticed that the people wanting to take over the station were on one side of the room, while the people opposing were on another side. From that thought, that's how Hive determined sides in this battle. Picking himself off the ground and brushing off his shoulders, he re-positioned himself near the super he didn't recognize and got into position.
Before the fight, there was something Hivemind needed to get off his chest. Hivemind pointed his figure and got the unknown super's attention.
"Hey, why did you attack those people?", This was really bugging him. Hive was against killing and didn't tolerate senseless killing. "There was no reason for you to do that. You could have told them to get out of there or something. I just really wanna know why."
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Unaligned
Aw, what's wrong? Don't you trust me?
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Post by An0nymou5 on Nov 9, 2016 17:44:47 GMT -7
Eventually, few more familiar supers appear in his radar:
“Ah, speaking of the devil,” he thought to himself when he recognized Aurora’s brain pattern and her mechanical partner Dullahan. Some of the other supers that arrived at the scene seems to be Bulwark; they response rather quick after they managed to create the emergency hot-line to their HQ. Other than the Bulwarks, there are two more supers that he didn’t recognize from their thought.
“This might work in my favor,” Anonymous has a little idea: if these Pandaemoniums are here, they can probably keep the Bulwark and whoever helping them busy as a distraction. He then concentrated harder in order to connect to Azoth’s mind to talk via telepathic:
“Misty, honey, I’ll keep a few of whoever came to interfere with your boyfriend’s work busy. And head-up, Lady Sparkle and her pet Mecha Bulldozer just arrived, so I would look-out for any falling debris if I were you.”
He drawn out his sword cane and whip it back and forth to loosen his shoulder a bit before heading out the front door to meet with the few supers out there in the parking lot:
“Now then, let’s get this party started.” He let out a sickening grin across his face as his clothe changed into a crimson long coat, red fedora with long black hair and orange-tinge reflective glasses.
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Rein Initiative
He saying "tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it"
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Post by Fleet on Nov 9, 2016 20:24:28 GMT -7
Fleet didn't mean to join the battle outside, the again, he didn't mean to join the whole conflict in the first place. Surprises were wonderful, weren't they?
He wasn't seen by the brain, he was just unlucky enough to tumble into the gaping portal, twisting in midair like a cat to land on his feet. Again, he took stock of the situation, shuffling back with one hand on one of his dual guns. He felt safe for now, it looked like he had allies, though he was pretty sure that they wouldn't be friends later, but it was the battle that mattered now.
He glanced upward at his hand-made gale, clouds started to gather near the ground, "Ok~ The storm is here!"
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Pandaemonium
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Post by Aurora Disicio on Nov 10, 2016 9:08:27 GMT -7
Even once the bulldozer started moving, Aurora sat up straight with her arms folded and her legs crossed, sitting in her spot as though it were a throne of sorts. The speed or sudden movements of the bulldozer didn't bother her in the slightest, she'd worked with Dullahan enough to know what to expect, and he was willing to build accommodations to make her life easier. Her aurora trailed behind her in no particular pattern until the bulldozer came to a stop. It was her intention to get between the station and the other supers, and she was sure Dullahan would understand that without direct orders as well. Once it came to a stop again, her aurora rose behind her, like it was a wave getting ready to engulf all the other supers in the area.
"They're having a discussion inside. Should things go smoothly, there will be no need for any of us to actually fight correct? No one would get hurt, nothing would be destroyed, they just want to talk. If we fight the very nature of supers means this area will become a disaster area. Again. You don't want that right? So just stand there and wait."
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Unaligned
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Post by Masked Man on Nov 10, 2016 16:06:40 GMT -7
The masked man turned to quickly examine the would-be calvary, having no intent on humoring the buggy super's questions or divulging any of his intentions, hoping the bare minimum would be acceptable enough to satisfy him. He allows a small breath to escape at the lack of pressure, appreciative of the fact this wasn't going to be a 5-on-1. That doesn’t really do much to lighten the other’s scolding. The masked man was actually surprised they were going up against the fucking murder machine called the Pandaemonium, and not in the 'amusement' kind of way. Driven seemed to be the better phrase. They didn’t want to give this up, and they deserved some form of admiration for that.
But Aurora's words manage to shake him out of his thoughts, a look of disbelief that slowly crawl over his eyes. Did he really hear that right? This woman, so intent on avoiding conflict to make things easier for themselves, wanted him to sit and wait? That’s one of the stupidest questions he’s ever heard. What kind of idiot went around bossing other supers around? This, obviously, doesn’t impress him. It sounds rather genuine, but the masked man doesn’t fancy taking orders and he's long tired of listening since this shit had started. His glare deepens considerably and he takes a step forward...
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Pandaemonium
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Post by Dullahan on Nov 10, 2016 18:31:58 GMT -7
Needless to say, Dullahan did not expect the enemy to stand down. The revving of his engine almost drowned out the last of Aurora's words. He was ready for hostilities.
It seemed that they'd be more on the defensive this time, at least to start. The bulldozer wouldn't be the most effective shape for that sort of thing, but Dullahan still had some tricks up his sleeve, so to speak. At least he'd be able to put up a solid fight.
Privately, however, he still hoped that he'd get to end up knocking over the news station again.
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Post by PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 on Nov 10, 2016 19:43:10 GMT -7
   PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 analyzing combat data... --- Interference (Obfuscation) by Fleet protecting Hivemind results in SUCCESS, +5% combat advantage Interference (Reversion) by Dullahan against Fleet results in SUCCESS, +5% combat advantage Accumulation (Summoning) by Hivemind against Maneuver (Alteration) results in SUCCESS, +10% combat advantage Maneuver (Alteration) by Aurora Disicio against Masked Man results in SUCCESS because Aurora Disicio can ignore the immunity granted by the Accumulation (Summoning) Hivemind used due to her own equal-or-greater immunity, +25% combat advantage Maneuver (Speed) by Masked Man against An0nymou5 results in PARTIAL success due to the target's lesser immunity, +5% combat advantage Aggression (Subdual) by An0nymou5 against Fleet results in SUCCESS, +30% combat advantage --- Current conditions: Hivemind may not be protected by allied Interference (Obfuscation) powers Fleet may not be attacked by enemy Interference (Reversion) powers Fleet Hivemind and Masked Man have immunity to Maneuver (Alteration) granted by the Accumulation (Summoning) Hivemind used Current advantage: An0nymou5 Aurora Disicio and Dullahan have 60% Fleet Hivemind and Masked Man have 20% Current openings: Fleet may SURPRISE the other side at a cost of 15% combat advantage, causing his side's actions to come first in the resolution order as though they were of higher level for the rest of the battle. An0nymou5 may BANISH Fleet at a cost of 50% combat advantage, removing him from the battle entirely. (Click here to send in your next round's actions!) |
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Post by Aurora Disicio on Nov 11, 2016 9:43:35 GMT -7
For a moment, all Aurora could do was stare with her eyebrows raised and her head tilted. It didn't look like they were trying to stand down, not it definitely looked like they were trying something, but what she couldn't tell. Did flailing ineffectually count as an attack? Strictly speaking the answer was yes, but it wasn't one she felt was worth counterattacking over. She just shook her head and scratched her cheek.
The insects weren't an issue. Any time they started getting close to her and Dullahan (she wasn't concerning herself with Anonymous, that asshole could fend for himself) her aurora moved forward like a finger pushing elastic cloth. Her swarm was just as large, if not bigger, than the swarm of insects the idiot hero had, but unlike his hers couldn't be killed so easily. The particles were like sandpaper, and sandpaper against insect wings and carapaces meant those insects wouldn't last long in her aurora. She didn't know what would happen to the idiot hero if she killed them, so she did her best to simply disable them as difficult as that was.
"I'll say it again. Super fights are destructive. There are people inside that building, and we're just trying to talk to them. There's no reason to fight, there's no reason to turn this place into a crater. Again. Stand down."
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Unaligned
Aw, what's wrong? Don't you trust me?
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Post by An0nymou5 on Nov 12, 2016 4:20:14 GMT -7
The new guy who wore a mask just barely made contact with his knee to Anonymou’s stomach, a big emphasis on barely. The more thought that he has planned out in his head on what action to do, the more detail the information become, which make Anonymous’ reading his thought ten time easier. As soon as that guy was sprinting toward him, he managed to prepare himself for the impact by moving his internal organs around the affected area, lessening the pain from his knee. It’s still sting a little, but not enough to completely neutralize him from the fight.
On the other hand, Fleet is certainly having some trouble with his senses, which only amplify by Aurora’s hypnotic pattern. Out of everyone else, it seems that they’re focusing their attention on Lady Sparkle and her Mech, which is exactly as he has in mind. With that, Anonymous strike Fleet’s head with his sword cane lightly, similar to how an old man hitting his grandson for being an idiot:
“Don’t be rude, Sack Boy,” he said to the masked super, “Even if you’re here to get back at Skeletor, I’m afraid that a potential favor from them is way higher in priority than your silly vendetta. So how about you run along home? Or at the very least tried to entertain me? For Pete’s sake, don’t be boring; I’ve already wasting time as it is.”
He then turned his head to Aurora for a moment before pointing at her with his thumb as he looked toward Hivemind:
"By the way, Lady Sparkle over there is right. I would prefer this building to remain standing, if you don't mind. You Bulwark always has such a reputation of destroying building every time you get involve in a fight. I would say you should listen to what she told you..."
He then let out an insane chuckle: "...Or don't; just do what you want. It'll be more fun that way."
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Post by PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 on Nov 12, 2016 19:45:10 GMT -7
PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 analyzing combat data... --- Accumulation (Enhancement) by Dullahan against Aggression (Confinement) results in SUCCESS, +10% combat advantage Aggression (Subdual) by An0nymou5 against Fleet results in SUCCESS, +30% combat advantage An0nymou5 Aurora Disicio and Dullahan have reached 100% combat advantage! They will be able to keep outside meddlers from interfering with the business inside the station. This front is secure for Team Management. The score is currently one front for Team Management versus one front undecided. |
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